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Contests & Activities: May 17, 2017 Issue [#8296]

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Contests & Activities


 This week: cNotes -The Site Postcard
  Edited by: Legerdemain
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Table of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

The purpose of this newsletter is to highlight some of the current contests and activities on the site, help educate members on how to host contests and activities, and provide clues to submit quality entries to contests. Write to me if you'd like something in particular covered.

This week's Contests and Activities Editor
Legerdemain


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Letter from the editor


What Do I Do Now?


It's a question new members ask often. Once newbies join and post their work in their portfolio, they ask, now what? Well, the first answer is usually review! If you review others, you'll begin to network and find reviewers for your work. What else can you do? Join some contests! There are a huge variety of contests and activities to join if you spend a little time looking through the listings. "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com"  shows contests members have posted. See if there's one running that appeals to you. Then join in the fun and communicate with the other contestants. Some reviewing and encouragement can go a long way. Try a raffle or auction; it can be a blast when the competition for a certain item gets heated up. A little teasing and joking around can lighten the spirit and make some fun friends.

When the contest or activity is over, keep in touch! It's always nice to receive some words of encouragement when you're busy writing something big or have a little bump in your personal life. So send a cNote to a friend when you think of it. It's always fun to get a little message in your inbox instead of all those bill reminders. *Laugh* Many of the creative people on the site have beautiful cNote cards available in their portfolio.

Some ideas for sending a cNote to a member:
Thank a contest host for all their hard work.
Wish someone a happy account birthday.
(Account birthdays are anniversaries of the day you joined.)
Share a word of encouragement for someone feeling down.
Invite a friend to join an activity or contest.
Send a reminder to a very busy friend.

There are all kinds of ideas for sending a little note to a friend. I'm sure if you look through the cNotes, there are some specific cards for ideas I haven't thought of. And I know there are some blank ones, so you can add your own personalized message. For a few gift points you could brighten someone's day and send them a smile.



This month's question: For what purposes do you use cNotes? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!


Editor's Picks


Keenest Joker  (18+)
Use your sense of humor and win gift points. Try not to laugh.
#1944443 by Matt 2021 Dean

Excerpt: The keenest joker is a poet of description. Short (three sentences or less) and to the point. Creativeness is a requirement for this contest. Write something establishing an Ah-ha or hmm moment and you could win gift points, possibly becoming the next keenest joker.

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Elizabeth's Poetry & Short Story Contest  (13+)
Open for November POETRY submissions.
#2113830 by ElizabethHayes-DaughterofIAM

Excerpt: Write me a poem for Mother's Day. Do you have a favorite memory of your mom? How important is she to you? What do you love most about your mom?


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This item number is not valid.
#1992580 by Not Available.

Excerpt: The most basic rule for our contest is that you must use third person limited for your story's narrative mode--first person and omniscient narrators are banished!

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 Magic Words Contest   (13+)
A fantasy short story contest. Fantastic Prizes. Closed
#1871010 by A E Willcox

Excerpt: The story must have a plot with some sort of fantasy element integrated into it and have a beginning, middle and end.

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This item number is not valid.
#1873271 by Not Available.

If you have been a member of W.Com for less than 6 months, this contest is just for you! Short Stories and poems can win prizes. Come over and take a look at what could be your first contest on W.Com. FREE to enter!

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This item number is not valid.
#2105069 by Not Available.

Excerpt: Contest: To write a story or poem omitting a letter. The best story or poem that actually accomplishes leaving out the given letter will win.

 
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The Lucky Number Game  (E)
Come guess a number between 1 and 100 for a chance at 10K GPs!
#2112650 by Dragon is hiding

Excerpt: After 20 guesses, I will reveal the answer, and the person with the closest guess wins 10,000 GPs.

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Request An Upgrade From RAOK  (E)
Where you can request an upgrade from RAOK.
#787735 by Writing.Com Support

Get an upgrade, nominate someone to be upgraded, or help raise funds for this awesome member charity!

FORUM
Weekly Goals  (13+)
Motivate yourself to conquer your goals this week! Post on Monday; update us on Friday!
#1949474 by The StoryMistress

Challenge and track your weekly progress and earn gift points!

 
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This month's question: For what purposes do you use cNotes? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!

Last month's question: How do you incorporate themes in your contests?

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